When you begin handstands your brain basically stops working when you go upside down.
Regain awareness.
Put attention into specific joints and parts of the body and learn to move again while inverted.
- FINGERS - Most people don’t use their fingers to balance initially - this is equivalent to trying to stand on your heels without using the rest of the foot. It’s harder. PUSH with the fingers and you dramatically increase the area of support.
- EYES - Make sure your eyes are open and you’re looking at the floor. Often people close their eyes or tuck their chin. These are great advanced drills but not a good place to start.
- TOE SPOT - Get a pinky toe spot once you’re getting close to good handstands
- BAR SCISSOR SPOT - Spot yourself with a band or bar at foot height to get more time and more rebalancing. Doorways also work well for this.
- SIDE SPOT - Spot yourself in a thin hallway by pressing laterally to straddle against the wall
- HIP SPOT - Creating more stability for the lower half of the handstand means we can stay in the handstand longer and work on hip position and awareness of the leg position. You’re in control but you have some help to increase duration.
- WRIST / ELBOW SPOT - Spotting even lower down the chain can also help to extend holds… I don’t use this one but some like it.
- LOW HOLDS - If you’re balancing on your hands then you’re balancing on your hands! L-Sits / Frog Sits / Crow Pose / Shoulder Stands… these are all variations
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